TIGHTEN UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tighten up mean? 

• TIGHTEN UP (verb)
  The verb TIGHTEN UP has 1 sense:

1. severely restrict in scope or extent

  Familiarity information: TIGHTEN UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIGHTEN UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Severely restrict in scope or extent

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

constrain; stiffen; tighten; tighten up

Context example:

stiffen the regulations

Hypernyms (to "tighten up" is one way to...):

bound; confine; limit; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or amount or access))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something